LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Monica S. My grandmother was a nonsmoker who was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer in May 2017. It was disheartening to hear when she was trying to get a check up on her pneumonia, which had persisted for several weeks.
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Monica P. n February of 2014, my sister Courtney Cole, who also was my business partner at the time, started complaining of chest pain after coming into work one morning. At the time, Courtney was a 42-year-old mother of two, who was really into doing mini-tri
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Monica P. In February of 2014, my sister Courtney Cole, who also was my business partner at the time, started complaining of chest pain after coming into work one morning.
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Monica B. diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer positive for ALK gene which allows me to take pills daily to keep the growths at bay. cancer metastasized to my retina at the time of diagnosis and to my brain have had eye and full brain radiation.lost eye to radiati
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Mohammad M. I am suffering from breathing problems and asthma since 1975. I now take, Theophyline tablets and use an inhaler of Formoterol Fumarate and Budesonide. No one has diagnosed lung cancer so far.
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MJ I am 50 years old and have smoked for 38 of those years. Before that my dad smoked in the car, the house, wherever he was.
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Misty B. My husband, John, and I were married on the Fourth of July in 2015, and were happy to be celebrating our marriage with the fireworks and fanfare of the national holiday. Little did we know that just two months later, at the age of 35, I would be diag
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Misty W. I lost my mother, Rita, to lung cancer on December 10, 2012 at 3:05 PM. We found out she had lung cancer after a drain tube was put into her lung to drain some fluid off on November 7, 2012.
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Mistie B. My name is Mistie and I am a 41 year old widow with four amazing children. The two words that we strongly dislike is lung cancer!
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Miriam J. March 2016, I was 61 years old and diagnosed with cancer; female; never-smoker. A large lesion was found in my lumbar spine during a spinal MRI for an unrelated injury. After a spinal biopsy and CT scan of the chest and abdomen I was diagnosed with n
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Mindi N. My journey began when I was born 2 weeks late at only 4.5lbs due to the fact that my mother continued smoking almost a pack of cigarettes the entire time she was pregnant with me. My parents both smoked in the house & in the car until I was about 8 y
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Milli W.
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Milagros R. I just lost my only sister of 51 years old. After the hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico my sister wasn't feeling well. Since she was diabetic we where thinking that because the lack of proper food, medication and water, her sugar levels where unstable,
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Mikey P. I will never forget the moment I learned my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. It was July 15, 2015. At that time I was living in Florida for work and was seriously contemplating a permanent relocation. It was a day like any other day. My mom and I
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Mike T. I blame it on the cigarette companies - they knew smoking was dangerous yet denied it and still advertised it as OK, even implying that "light" cigarettes were an acceptable alternative.
